Improvement in hay rakers and loaders



x i UNITED STATES PATENT OEETcE. i

EZEA N. cUETIcE, or SPRING WATER, NEW YjoEx.

IMPROVEMENT `lh HAYRAKERS AND I OADIEnsf` Specication forming part of LettersPat-ent No. 71,366, dated November 26, 18,67.` i v To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, EZRA N. OURTIcrnof Spring Water, in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Elevator; and I do hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable those `skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany- `ing drawings, forming part of this specification.

y This invention relates to a device for ele` vating hay, grain, or straw into place on top of a wagon, as desired; and consists in drawing it between two self -adjusting rollers,`

whereby itis compressed and rendered stili", whence it is passed up a spout or hopper and deposited in place, as desired.` Motion is 'given to the rollers by means of external and internal cogs set upon the inside of the carry.- in g-wheels, which mesh into pinions set at each endof the, axles of the rollers. The carryingl wheels have their axles journaledin `ears projecting from the elevator.

fixed axle a journaled in the ears e of the spout or hopper E, and carrying on their insides the internal and external cogged rim, B, into which mesh the pinions C C of the rollers D D', respectively.

E is the'spout or hopper; and the hay,`

straw, or grain, being taken up by the roller D', pressed between it and roller D, is di rected up the hopper E, whence it is delivered.

to the top of the wagon or other spot desired. The distance between the rollers adjusts itself to the quantity of the hay, straw, or grain taken `up by the rollers by means of the curved slot Fand springf, the axle of the roller l) being pressed down by the spring f,

y the slot F allowing it to rise as necessary,

and in so doing compressing the spring.,t

g g are straps pivoted on the axle d of the roller` D, and to the sliding board GI at g', causing the board Gr to rise and fall in the slot Grjwith the roller D, upon which it sits closely, to prevent the hay, straw, or grain from being twisted round the roller.

Pawls b b, secured to the axles; d d', respect-` ively, workin the ratchets H `Iflfin the pinions C C', respectively, keepingthe pinions in gear when the elevator moves ahead, `but throwing them out of` gear whenbacking up,

assisting also in turning round. y

At the bottom of the hopper, and at the rear thereof, is a concave plate of metal, I, to` scrape off the hay,v gra-in, or straw,and if the roller D be provided with teeth, as shown inl Fig. 2 at d d", will be providedfwith grooves or notches,into which the teeth mesh.1 The` roller D willalso, in such case, be provided with grooves d d, and for the same `purpose. y I l f The elevator isintended for use` chieflyin connection with and between the bed-pieces J of the rack of a wagon,ratherto the rear than center thereof.

Rods K K, passing in front and back ofthe hopper E from side toyside, hold it in place, y at the same time lnaking it self-adjustable to y i the irregularities of the ground.

The rods L, secured to the fixed axle a, are y hitched to the wagon-frame at l.

I claim as new and desire to secure by `Let` 1. The spout or hopper E and rollers D D',

operated in manner and for the purposes sub` stantially as above set forth :.mddescribed.`

2. The curved slot F, spring f,and sliding bar G, in combination with the rollers D D',

in manner and for the purposes substantially` as above set forth and describeth 3. The sliding bar Gr, metalscraper-plate I, in combination with the spout or hopperE, in

manner substantially as above set forth and described. l

4. The spout or hopper `]3l,1having `the axle a of the carrying-wheels A journaled in the Y ears e in manner substantially as above set` forth and described.

5. The rods K K and L L, in combination-` with the bed-pieces of the rack I', `or any equivalent method of attaching3the elevator' to the wagon, in manner andfor the purposes substantially as herein set forth and described.-

EZEAN. cUE'rIcE.,

Witnesses:

JOHN J.- GRovEE, y i GEORGE F. SCHWAB. 

